Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
The Israel Defense Forces released images of Israeli Air Force F‑16I Sufa fighters fitted with RAMPAGE stand‑off missiles ahead of large‑scale strikes on Iran. The photos confirm operational carriage of the new stand‑off munition on frontline combat jets and underscore changes to Israel's strike posture.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Leonardo Helicopters has finally been declared the winner of the UK's £1 billion ($1.34 billion) New Medium Helicopter contest, which will see a reported 23 AW149s built at its Yeovil plant in southwest England.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Taliban officials say Pakistani military jets entered Afghan airspace near Bagram and were driven off, as blasts were reported over Kabul amid border fighting.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Sweden says the drone disabled near the French carrier Charles de Gaulle was launched from the Russian vessel Zhigulevsk during its transit in Swedish waters.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Belgian forces, backed by French Navy NH90 helicopters, boarded a sanctioned tanker in the North Sea, the ship is now in Zeebrugge for seizure.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: The United States and Israel launched joint military strikes against Iran on Saturday, February 28, with U.S. President Donald Trump confirming the start of.
Reuters
By Reuters: The death toll has risen to 20 in the crash on Friday evening of a Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft during bad weather in the city of El Alto, near Bolivia's capital La Paz, AFP reported citing police.
The War Zone
• Tyler Rogoway
By The War Zone: Israel's F-15 "Baz" fleet is specially modified and appears to fly with an eclectic mix of air-to-air weaponry while patrolling the homeland.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
Wall Street Journal
• Andrew Dowell, Michael R Gordon
